6000 meals under 50p in 2010; feeding your family on a low budget

boredofbeingathome

bubbles0169 wrote: »

likein the thread :)ah i pop in an you pop off to cornwall tut tut
have a grrrrrreat time
i need to go to cornwall, it looks beautiful and nearly all the place names look like theyve come from lord of the rings
why is that i wonder
did tolkien make it?
can BOB tell me?

Waves to Bubbles and Squizz:j

Cornwall has a lot of places named after Saints- and in old Cornish names, so they are rather wonderful and sound mythical and mysterious... I want a Cornwall fix now

Hope you are having a great time Mark and family

mark55man

hello. just a fly by posting.

had to go online to help DD1 revision - explaining about electrons !!

Saturday - Breakfast 6/6, Lunch (Sanrnies in car) 6/6 - Supper : Tesco Pizza 6/6
Sunday - Breakfast 6/6, Lunch Cheesy Pea Pasta 6/6 - Supper : Kids Fish and Chips 0/0. Adults - Love Sausage special (OH Valentine treat) 0/2
Monday - Breakfast 6/6, Cheese/Beans on Toast 6/6 - Supper BBQ on beach rolls & sausages (quorn for veggies) 6/6
Tuesday - Breakfast 6/6, Lunch Pasties on Beach Front 0/0, Supper Eggs on Toast w/bacon for non veggies = 3/6
Wednesday - Breakfast 6/6, Lunch Sarnies some HM some shop bought 2/6, Supper Kids:Carbonara Adults Jacket Beans & Coleslaw 6/6

Having a lovely time, weather good to average (at worst) been on Beach 4/4 days more planned today.

mmm planning saffron cakes today and roast dinner (prob not <50p !!)

redsquirrel80

mark88man wrote: »

Love Sausage special

:eek::cool::o:rotfl:

Glad you're having a good time Mark - well done on sticking to the budget so much while on hols!

pupsicola

I am challenging myself to reduce the cost of our food bill too. I buy a big chicken to roast on a sunday. I then use the leftover meat and veg to make soup, currys and casseroles. Get about 3 extra dinners each for my 2 kids and I out of it.

I buy alot of stuff from Iceland. They must have great buying power as loads of their products are cheaper than tesco, asda etc.

I also bulk buy when stuff we like is on special offer. Invested in a massive fridge freezer years ago and a chest freezer in the garage. They have paid for themselves over and over in the savings I can make.

BlimusOreilly

Glad you and the family are having a good time Mark. :beer:
You have done amazingly well with your budget considering you are on holiday.
Fish-and-chip-at-the-seaside smell is so tempting - it's very hard to walk by if you're hungry (this is an eternal problem for me as I live by the sea and am taunted by delish smells every time I pop into town )

mark55man

redsquirrel80 wrote: »

:eek::cool::o:rotfl:

Glad you're having a good time Mark - well done on sticking to the budget so much while on hols!

Hi Red

Probably easier to stick to budget at meal times when the treat ratio is up!! lots of saffron buns and ice creams, and plenty of hot chocolates when in from the beach

mark55man

BlimusOreilly wrote: »

Glad you and the family are having a good time Mark. :beer:
You have done amazingly well with your budget considering you are on holiday.
Fish-and-chip-at-the-seaside smell is so tempting - it's very hard to walk by if you're hungry (this is an eternal problem for me as I live by the sea and am taunted by delish smells every time I pop into town )

Fish and chips count went up towards the end of the week!!

Sat Lunch, Thursday Supper (for veggies)

I know what you mean - I am a seaside boy at heart - my weakness would be popping onto the pier on the way home to play on the machines that were old when I was a boy!!

mark55man

mark88man wrote: »

hello. just a fly by posting.

had to go online to help DD1 revision - explaining about electrons !!

Saturday - Breakfast 6/6, Lunch (Sanrnies in car) 6/6 - Supper : Tesco Pizza 6/6
Sunday - Breakfast 6/6, Lunch Cheesy Pea Pasta 6/6 - Supper : Kids Fish and Chips 0/0. Adults - Love Sausage special (OH Valentine treat) 0/2
Monday - Breakfast 6/6, Cheese/Beans on Toast 6/6 - Supper BBQ on beach rolls & sausages (quorn for veggies) 6/6
Tuesday - Breakfast 6/6, Lunch Pasties on Beach Front 0/0, Supper Eggs on Toast w/bacon for non veggies = 3/6
Wednesday - Breakfast 6/6, Lunch Sarnies some HM some shop bought 2/6, Supper Kids:Carbonara Adults Jacket Beans & Coleslaw 6/6

Having a lovely time, weather good to average (at worst) been on Beach 4/4 days more planned today.

mmm planning saffron cakes today and roast dinner (prob not <50p !!)

Thursday : Breakfast 5/6 (DS2 egg&Bacon again), Lunch: OH, DD1 out with the ladies: Kids & Me : Cheesy Beans on Toast (4/4) - Supper (Roast Chicken + Roasts, Yorkies and carrots - (+ piece of Fish for Veggies) 0/6

Friday : Breakfast 6/6, Lunch (2 tins Heinz Tomato Soup £1 + 1 large sea salt and rosemary focaccia £1.50) = 6/6, Supper = Chicken & Leek with Rice for OP, OH & DS2 - Fried Rice, Peas & Free Quorn Sausages (from friend) - 3/6

Saturday : Breakfast 6/6, Lunch Fish & Chips on beach in glorious sunshine (0/0) , Supper: Various tinned & HM soups (6/6)

Will do maths next post

mark55man

Was 690/762

Over the week 107/126

= 797/888 = 89.7%

mark55man

Sunday - fun day after the holidays getting house back in order for the next half term.

Today

Breakfast: 6/6
Lunch : Coq-a-leekie from freezer, + Beans on toast and soup: 6/6
Supper : Rich Fish Pie - using up stuff from freezer so about 80p each = 0/6

Total = 809/906

Building work will start in kitchen within 2-3 weeks - so really must use as much up as possible. Hence some more expensive stuff will have an impact on costings.

Can't even begin to think how I will do this cooking out of the dining room when kitchen is out of bounds. Will let you know